Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsIt is now official. Eid-Ul-Fitr will be celebrated either Sunday or Monday, depending on the sighting of the moon. Confusion prevailed over the date of the festival in the city among many clerics, as Ramzan had begun a day late in a few cities this time.“It started a day late in Mumbai for sure, and in some other places. But we will go by the date we began here,” said Anwar Tirmizi, Khateeb of the Jama Masjid in Musheerabad. Saturday will be the 29th day of Ramzan, and if the moon is sighted that day, Eid will be celebrated on Sunday.Otherwise, it will be celebrated on Monday on completion of 30 days of fasting. “Some years ago, there was confusion, when we had to wait a day even after 30 days. Hopefully, that won’t happen again,” opined Mohammed Adil who runs the Tipu mosque in Secunderabad.first published:August 17, 2012, 10:12 ISTlast updated:August 17, 2012, 10:12 IST
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It is now official. Eid-Ul-Fitr will be celebrated either Sunday or Monday, depending on the sighting of the moon. Confusion prevailed over the date of the festival in the city among many clerics, as Ramzan had begun a day late in a few cities this time.
“It started a day late in Mumbai for sure, and in some other places. But we will go by the date we began here,” said Anwar Tirmizi, Khateeb of the Jama Masjid in Musheerabad. Saturday will be the 29th day of Ramzan, and if the moon is sighted that day, Eid will be celebrated on Sunday.
Otherwise, it will be celebrated on Monday on completion of 30 days of fasting. “Some years ago, there was confusion, when we had to wait a day even after 30 days. Hopefully, that won’t happen again,” opined Mohammed Adil who runs the Tipu mosque in Secunderabad.
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